Guide for smeartakers

The 'Guide for Smeartakers' is an essential resource for doctor and nurse smeartakers.It provides comprehensive instructions and guidance, presenting best practice for all aspects of the cervical screening process.

The information sheet attached to the Cervical Cytology Form explains the smear test process and why a woman's consent is needed. This consent allows CervicalCheck to receive, hold and use a woman’s personal details, information about her smear test sample, past smear test results and colposcopy results. The information sheet is available in 11 languages (below). The information sheet is also available in Braille upon request (contact access@cervicalcheck.ie by email or telephone 061 406500).

Information leaflets and posters

CervicalCheck produces a range of information leaflets for women. The leaflets describe cervical screening and the CervicalCheck programme, the smear test, smear test results, and colposcopy. To see the available leaflets and to order stocks for reception and waiting areas, visit the HealthBrochures.ie website (click on the icon below). The leaflets are free. Select 'CervicalCheck' as the publisher in the search field to view the available leaflets.

CervicalCheck has also produced a poster for GP practices and clinics for use in reception and waiting areas. The poster is titled ‘Are you up to date with your FREE smear tests’. The poster is A4 in size.

To order one or more copies of the poster, contact Programme Administration.

The National Screening Service is part of the Health and Wellbeing Division of the Health Service Executive. It encompasses BreastCheck – The National Breast Screening Programme, CervicalCheck – The National Cervical Screening Programme, BowelScreen – The National Bowel Screening Programme and Diabetic RetinaScreen – The National Diabetic Retinal Screening Programme.